The Halberstadt C.IX was a German single-engined
reconnaissance
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biplane
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of
World War I
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, built by
Halberstädter Flugzeugwerke
Halberstädter Flugzeugwerke or Halberstadt was a German aircraft manufacturer. It was formed on 9 April 1912 under the name ''Deutsche Bristol Werke Flugzeug-Gesellschaft mbH'' in Halberstadt, Province of Saxony.
History
The British-German jo ...
. It was derived from the Halberstadt C.V, with a more powerful supercharged 230 hp Hiero engine.
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{{Idflieg C-class designations
C.IX
1910s German military reconnaissance aircraft
Single-engined tractor aircraft
Biplanes
Aircraft first flown in 1918